Please come celebrate ATP’s End Of An Era Part 2 with us! Tickets here.
The folks at ATP have been giving us the chance to put on funny hats and do a little dance in front of the class since 2007—without having to duck under flying spitballs and rotten tomatoes. Why's it been such an orgasmic mindmelt for us? Because we've shared the experience with thousands of likeminded pleasure seekers who know the difference between the real thing, and the myriad other festivals put on by people with less than a thimbleful of ATP's style and swagger.
We have too many memories with the staff at ATP to count. Among them, we’ve roomed next to Daniel Johnson and got to lean out our window to watch him serenade a gaggle of hypnotized passers by; we’ve hit the sauce with Sebadoh; we’ve danced all night with friends new and old; and we’ve seen fantastic performances by a shitload of our heroes.
Our hearts are heavy, not because this is the end of an era, but because they’re soaked with the joy ATP’s so generously struggled to give us over the years. (And make no mistake; they had to fight to make it happen.)
Come out and get “soaked” with us one more time!
-Dave Fir

The latest album from Tall Firs (and their first for ATP Recordings is entitled Out Of It And Into It, and is now available in all good record stores throughout the USA from today.
Praise for 'Out Of It And Into It':
"[A] twin guitar looming, rising to a twin guitar vague threat. Album of the Week." - Sunday Times
"Spacious and haunting...an absorbing set that feels delicate in places and then brutal in others." - Clash
"Despite its brief 33 minute running time, this record's shroud of gloom is oppressively relentless." - Drowned in Sound
The band are currently documenting their U.S. tour with Jeff Mangum via audio tour diaries. You can check out the the latest three installments (recorded in New Orleans and Gainesville) at the band's Soundcloud - make sure to follow their account on there or on their Twitter or Facebook for future installments!
Here are the remaining dates of the tour and some more images from the road:
Tue 01/29 Charleston, SC / Charleston Music Hall
Wed 01/30 Wilmington, NC / Brooklyn Arts Center at St. Andrews
Thu 01/31 Charlotte, NC / Neighborhood Theatre
Fri 02/01 Knoxville, TN / Bijou Theatre
Sat 02/02 Asheville, NC / The Grey Eagle
Mon 02/04 Charlottesville, VA / Jefferson Theater
Tue 02/05 Wilmington, DE / Dupont Theatre
Wed 02/06 York, PA / Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center
Fri 02/08 Hartford, CT / The Great Hall in Union Station
Sat 02/09 Portland, ME / State Theater
Sun 02/10 Providence, RI / Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
Wed 02/13 Ithaca, NY / State Theatre
Thu 02/14 Clinton, NY / Hamilton College Chapel
Fri 02/15 Poughkeepsie, NY / Barvadon Opera House
Sat 02/16 North Adams, MA / MASS MoCA
New Orleans: Gainesville: